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First Merchants Corporation

FRME

Financial Services

3w

Significant Loan Growth Driven by Core Business Activities and Market Share Expansion

First Merchants reported $262 million of commercial loan growth in Q2, over 10% annualized, and $430 million year-to-date, 9% annualized.
Growth driven by CapEx financing, increased revolver usage, M&A financings, and new business conversions.
Pipeline remains consistent with prior quarter, supporting continued loan growth and market share expansion into Q3.

Perella Weinberg Partners

PWP

Financial Services

2w

Peak Level of Business Engagement and Pipeline Growth

Management highlighted that active engagement count and gross revenue pipeline are at peak levels, indicating strong underlying demand despite some delays in transaction announcements.
Conversion of mandates into announced deals is taking longer due to financing challenges, valuation gaps, and cautious consumer behavior, but management remains confident in a broader acceleration of deal announcements.

Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.

IIPR

Financial Services

1w

Financial Performance Summary

Adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) for Q2 2025 were $48.4 million or $1.71 per share, down 12% from the previous quarter.
Balance sheet remains strong with $2.6 billion in primarily unencumbered gross assets and only $291 million in fixed rate debt.
Liquidity is robust with over $190 million in cash and undrawn revolver, supporting future growth and investments.
Repurchased 367,000 shares at an average price of $53.98 for $19.8 million, funded by cash and preferred stock issuance.
Total revenues for Q2 2025 were $62.9 million, a 12% decrease from Q1 2025, primarily due to tenant defaults.

Byline Bancorp, Inc.

BY

Financial Services

3w

Successful Integration of First Security Acquisition and System Upgrade

Completed the acquisition of First Security, adding $280 million in deposits and $153 million in loans.
System conversion and integration finalized by end of April, with all related costs included in expenses.
The transaction enhanced commercial relationships and contributed to loan and deposit growth.

Agree Realty Corporation

ADC

Financial Services

2w

Aggressive Investment and Growth Pipeline in 2025

Invested over $725 million in H1 2025, more than doubling the previous year's first half.
Raised full-year investment guidance to $1.4-$1.6 billion, a 58% increase over last year.
Anticipates accelerating investment in Q3 and Q4, with a pipeline supporting over $100 million in development projects before year-end.
Focus on expanding the company's market position through diversified, non-speculative ground-up development projects with fixed returns.

Gladstone Commercial Corporation

GOOD

Financial Services

1w

Financial Performance Summary

FFO and core FFO per share for Q2 2025 were $0.33 and $0.35 respectively, down from $0.36 in Q2 2024.
Net assets increased from $1.16 billion to $1.2 billion mainly due to two industrial acquisitions totaling $78.95 million.
Operating expenses decreased to $25.1 million in Q2 2025 from $26.0 million in Q2 2024, due to incentive fee waivers and lower depreciation, offset by higher property expenses.
Same-store rents increased by 6.4% in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.
Total operating revenues increased to $39.5 million in Q2 2025 from $37.1 million in Q2 2024, driven by higher recovery and rental rates.

KEY

Financial Services

3w

Financial Performance Summary

Deposit costs were managed below 2%, with cumulative deposit beta reaching mid-50% range, matching terminal beta from the rising rate cycle.
Loan growth was strong, with commercial loans up about $3 billion year-to-date, and average loans up $1.6 billion period-end.
Net charge-offs were $102 million, down 7% sequentially, with credit metrics improving for the sixth consecutive quarter.
Net interest income grew 28% year-over-year and 4% sequentially, with net interest margin increasing 8 basis points to 2.66%.
Noninterest income rose 10% year-over-year, driven by investment banking, commercial mortgage servicing, commercial payments, and wealth management.
Pre-provision net revenue increased by $44 million sequentially, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of growth, with aggregate PPNR up over 60% since Q1 2024.
Reported second quarter earnings per share of $0.35, with revenues up 21% year-over-year and expenses up about 6% excluding charitable contributions.
Tangible book value per share increased 3% sequentially and 27% year-over-year.

The Carlyle Group Inc.

CG

Financial Services

1w

Record FRE and AUM Highlights in Q2 2025

FRE reached a record $323 million, up 18% year-over-year.
First half FRE margin was a record 48%.
AUM hit a new high of $465 billion.
First half DE was $886 million, the highest ever for the firm.
$51 billion of organic inflows over 12 months, reflecting investor confidence.

The Carlyle Group Inc.

CG

Financial Services

1w

Financial Performance Summary

Assets under management (AUM) reached a record $465 billion at quarter-end, with $51 billion of organic inflows over the past 12 months.
Carlyle delivered record fee-related earnings (FRE) of $323 million in Q2 2025, up 18% year-over-year, with year-to-date FRE at $634 million and a 48% margin.
Corporate private equity returned nearly $15 billion to investors over the last 12 months, triple the industry average, with strong portfolio realizations and performance.
Global Credit and Carlyle AlpInvest accounted for 55% of firm-wide FRE, up from less than 30% two years ago, reflecting diversification and growth.
Management fees increased 7% to $590 million in Q2 and $1.1 billion year-to-date, while capital markets fees more than doubled to $48 million in Q2 and $126 million year-to-date.

CME

Financial Services

3w

Record-breaking Volume and International Market Growth in Q2 2025

First time in CME Group history, average daily volume exceeded 30 million contracts, reaching 30.2 million, up 16% YoY.
All-time quarterly volume records in interest rates, agricultural, commodities, and metals.
Global growth driven by all asset classes, with international volume averaging 9.2 million contracts per day, up 18% YoY, led by EMEA (15%) and APAC (30%).